SAP FICO ReportPainter or ReportWriter? ReportPainterreports are available throughout your SAP system, including for reporting in FI, Controlling (CO), Project System (PS), Funds Management (FI-FM), and Logistic Information System (LIS). The ReportPainter and ReportWriter are tools used to define reports. To facilitate report definition, you can use many of the standard reporting objects provided by SAP, such as libraries, row/column models, and standard layouts, in your own specific reports.